Two New Antifungals Presented at ICAAC San Diego

As noticed by many other colleagues, ICAAC 2015 was a shadow of its former self.  Few participants overall, fewer posters, and even fewer exhibitors.  Reviewing the posters, there were relatively few from industry, most came from university or small research labs.  In a way, ICAAC 2015 was a true reflection of Continue reading Two New Antifungals Presented at ICAAC San Diego

After ICAAC: Some More Thoughts on Eravacycline in cUTI and IGNITE-2

When a well-designed pivotal Phase 3 trial fails to show NI, it demands an explanation.  While awaiting the company’s analysis of the data, many possible explanations are bandied about.  So it was not surprising that the eravacycline cUTI study (IGNITE-2) was mentioned quite often during ICAAC 2015, in sessions and Continue reading After ICAAC: Some More Thoughts on Eravacycline in cUTI and IGNITE-2

Mme Erava and The Mysterious Case of Auto-Combustion

SH: My dear Watson, did you read the news of the astonishing debacle that befell Mme Erava and made the headlines, creating anxiety of hitherto unknown proportions in Tetraland? Dr.W.: A disaster of epic proportions, for sure, and a mystery, an explanation which will require some very expert investigation. There is Continue reading Mme Erava and The Mysterious Case of Auto-Combustion